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An inline citation is any system that associates a given piece of an article with a specific citation. The two most popular forms are clickable footnotes (<ref> tags, which produce foot notes like this: [1]) and parenthetical references (e.g., (Smith 2010)). Other articles use embedded citations or manually formatted footnotes. Do not add this tag to articles that use the "wrong" style of inline citation.

For articles that do not contain any general references, but that need a greater number of citations, use {{More references}} instead.

The template also has an optional |BLP= parameter. If its value is yes, this will indicate that the article is a biography of a living person, which have higher standards for further reading and external links.

Indicates that the article cites a sufficient number of reliable sources, but uses an inappropriate combination of inline citations and general references.

Template parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Status

Date

date

Date the template was added

Default

empty

Example

empty

Auto value

empty

line

suggested

Biography of Living Persons

BLP

Whether this is a biography of a living person. If the parameter's value is 'yes', this will indicate that the article is a biography of a living person, which have higher standards for further reading and external links.